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Glenns Ferry, Idaho

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Glenns Ferry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83623. It lies near Rosevear Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Glenns Ferry quadrangle. 1,282 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,569 feet above sea level.

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Glenns Ferry within Elmore County

On record in Glenns Ferry

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 6 records

Population over time

2 figures

Glenns Ferry fell from 1,319 to 1,282 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,319
20201,282-37 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

68 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Glenns Ferry between 1993 and 2020, burning about 45,719 acres in total. 10 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined25
Equipment and vehicle use15
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Natural10
Debris and open burning3
Fireworks1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2005Debris and open burning160 acresBoise DistrictTHEDUMP
9 September 1995Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresBoise DistrictLIT.CANYON
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use79 acresBoise DistrictMUNICEM
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresBoise DistrictMM118 I84
23 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresElmore CountyRURAL ASSIST 4
23 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance4.0 acresBoise DistrictEXIT 120
22 September 1996Equipment and vehicle use1,754 acresBoise DistrictROSEVEAR
2 September 1999Power generation/transmission/distribution232 acresBoise DistrictI 84 MP117

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Elmore County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Glenns Ferry: 5 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 producers, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Diatomite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Geothermal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Snake River PlacerGold, Titanium, PlatinumPast ProducerStream Placer
CampinlandGeothermalProspect
Dodge PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Sand BankSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Snake River PlacersGoldPast Producer1862
Snake River PlacersGoldPast Producer1862
State Pit El 109Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
StevensGeothermalProspect
Diatomite DepositDiatomiteOccurrenceSedimentary

Every working recorded in Elmore County

Storms near this place

13 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glenns Ferry in 13 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2011FloodGlenns Ferry$25,000Minor flooding was reported in Glenns Ferry by the Elmore County Sheriff's Department dispatch. A portion of a railway line was washed out and four homes were evacuated.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindGlenns Ferry-Power outages were reported for nearly 33 customers near Mountain Home due to wind gusts bringing power poles.
July 2024Tornado (EF0)Glenns Ferry-Broadcast media and social media provided videos show a weak EF-0 land spout tornado on the ground in Glenns Ferry, with a path along and just north of E. Harrison Ave. Elmore County Emergency Management and general public reports, along with photos of roof damage, several downed trees, downed branches, and damage to power lines are consistent with EF-0 wind speeds of 70 to 80 mph. The tornado had a path length of approximately 0.3 miles and a path width of approximately 30 yards.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindGlenns Ferry-The public reported a 62 MPH thunderstorm wind gust 9 miles south of Glenns Ferry using a Davis weather station.
August 2013HailGlenns Ferry-Local media reported Quarter sized hail aound the Glenns Ferry area.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindGlenns Ferry-Heavy rain with strong winds, including power outages and downed tree limbs, were reported by a trained spotter and the public.
June 2009Flash FloodGlenns Ferry-Three to five inches of water on several area roads were reported by a local law enforcement officer.
October 2006HailGlenns Ferry-TV photographer took pictures of hail and placed them on website. Hail fell over a 2 mile stretch of Interstate 84 from Mile Marker 133 to Mile Marker 135.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindGlenns Ferry-A trained storm spotter reported 50 to 60 MPH thunderstorm winds and minor street flooding in Glenns Ferry, Elmore County.
July 1998Funnel CloudGlenns Ferry-A spotter reported a brief funnel cloud near Glenns Ferry. The Funnel Cloud lasted only a minute or so.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindGlenns Ferry-no account filed
January 1998HailGlenns Ferry-no account filed
July 1998HailGlenns Ferry-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Elmore County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
King Hill6.2 miles17
Emigrant Crossing6.5 miles17
Hammett8.8 miles13
Stout Crossing13.8 miles17
Reverse16.9 miles20
Mountain Home24.1 miles20
Dixie26.2 miles16
Reclamation Village28.1 miles16

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Glenns FerryAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1516290The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 372857. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.